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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38512794/missed-nursing-care-and-stoma-care-an-italian-survey
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Antonio Valenti, Andrea Ricotti, Alessio Rizzo, Mattia Zamprogno
BACKGROUND: In Italy, nursing research has paid special attention to 'missed nursing care'. The studies carried out, varying in tools and settings, describe considerable percentages of missed care. In the field of stoma care, the phenomenon has not been investigated to date. AIM: To investigate the prevalence of missed nursing care (MNC) in the Italian ostomy patient population and the most relevant causes suggested for this by stoma care nurses. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study...
March 21, 2024: British Journal of Nursing: BJN
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38508760/distribution-of-staphylococcus-aureus-carriage-among-healthcare-workers-in-a-japanese-convalescent-and-rehabilitation-hospital
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Akiko Kanayama Katsuse, Izumo Kanesaka, Misato Enomoto, Satoko Tanikawa, Hiroshi Takahashi, Miyuki Nagano, Intetsu Kobayashi
Earlobes, nasal cavities, and fingers of 145 healthcare workers in convalescent and rehabilitation hospital (60 nurses and 85 rehabilitation healthcare workers) were sampled. Of the 3 sites sampled, Staphylococcus aureus was detected in one or more sites in 25 nurses and 27 rehabilitation workers. S. aureus was detected in all 3 sites in 2 (8.0%) nurses and 2 (7.4%) rehabilitation workers, and the S. aureus isolates in each case showed related PFGE pattern. S. aureus was detected in both the fingers and nasal cavities of 5 (18...
2024: J Microorg Control
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38503322/frequency-of-hand-contact-with-hospital-surfaces-in-hospitalized-pediatric-patients
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
José F Mier-de Leija, Daniela de la Rosa-Zamboni, Juan J L Sienra-Monge, Horacio Márquez-González, Solange G Koretzky
BACKGROUND: Hand hygiene (HH) is an important strategy for preventing health-care-associated infections (HAIs). Few programs focus on HH for family members and primary caregivers but fewer for patients. This study aimed to estimate the frequency with which hospitalized pediatric patients have hand contact with hospital surfaces. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive observational study consisting of three phases: the first was the creation of an observation and data collection tool, the second was the training of the monitors, and the third was the observational study of hand contact and HH opportunities in hospitalized pediatric patients...
2024: Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38492646/effectiveness-of-hand-hygiene-campaigns-and-interventions-across-the-league-of-arab-states-a-region-wide-scoping-review
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REVIEW
Basil H Aboul-Enein, Patricia J Kelly, Sudha Raddi, Teresa Keller, Fatmah Almoayad
Hand hygiene is a standard public health practice for limiting the spread of infectious diseases, yet they are still not routine global health behaviors. This review aimed to examine the effectiveness of various hand hygiene interventions conducted across the League of Arab states, identify gaps in the existing literature, and propose areas for future research and intervention development. A scoping review was conducted across 16 databases for relevant publications published up to and including October 2023...
March 14, 2024: Journal of Hospital Infection
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38492645/the-impact-of-discontinuing-single-room-isolation-of-patients-with-vancomycin-resistant-enterococci-a-quasi-experimental-single-center-study-in-south-korea
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Soyeon Park, Seongman Bae, Eun Ok Kim, Euijin Chang, Min Jae Kim, Yong Pil Chong, Sang-Ho Choi, Sang-Oh Lee, Yang Soo Kim, Jiwon Jung, Sung-Han Kim
OBJECTIVES: There is limited data on the effects of discontinuing single-room isolation while maintaining contact precautions, such as the use of gowns and gloves. In April 2021, our hospital ceased single-room isolation for patients with VRE because of single-room unavailability. This study assessed the impact of this policy by examining the incidence of hospital-acquired VRE bloodstream infections (HA-VRE BSI). METHODS: This retrospective quasi-experimental study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Seoul, South Korea...
March 14, 2024: Journal of Hospital Infection
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38490424/patient-derived-pathogenic-microbe-deposition-enhances-exposure-risk-in-pediatric-clinics
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Wan Wang, Zongyao Qiu, Hui Li, Xiaorong Wu, Ying Cui, Lixiang Xie, Bozhen Chang, Peipei Li, Hong Zeng, Tao Ding
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) pose significant risks to pediatric patients in outpatient settings. To prevent HAIs, understanding the sources and transmission routes of pathogenic microorganisms is crucial. This study aimed to identify the sources of opportunistic bacterial pathogens (OBPs) in pediatric outpatient settings and determine their transmission routes. Furthermore, assessing the public health risks associated with the core OBPs is important. We collected 310 samples from various sites in pediatric outpatient areas and quantified the bacteria using qPCR and CFU counting...
March 13, 2024: Science of the Total Environment
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38487950/evaluation-of-the-efficacy-of-inter-dental-brush-and-dental-floss-for-peri-implant-mucositis-a-crossover-randomized-clinical-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lorenzo Bevilacqua, Maria Giulia Lorenzon, Marianna Bjedov, Fulvia Costantinides, Daniele Angerame, Michele Maglione
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the most effective method for mechanical inter-dental plaque removal between inter-dental brushes (IDB) and dental floss (DF), in addition to toothbrushing in patients affected by peri-implant mucositis (PIM); to identify possible factors related to the patient or to the single implant-supported element that could influence plaque accumulation and inflammation of peri-implant tissues. METHODS: Forty patients with PIM were recruited. They were randomly assigned to two different groups depending on inter-dental device used (IDB or DF)...
March 15, 2024: International Journal of Dental Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38486731/effectiveness-of-a-hand-hygiene-training-intervention-in-improving-knowledge-and-compliance-rate-among-healthcare-workers-in-a-respiratory-disease-hospital
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Samar Kishor Chakma, Saheen Hossen, Tareq Mahmud Rakib, Samsul Hoque, Rashadul Islam, Tapos Biswas, Ziaul Islam, M Munirul Islam
BACKGROUND: Practicing hand hygiene (HH) is a crucial element of infection control, with healthcare workers (HCWs) playing a vital role in preventing the spread of infection. However, inadequate knowledge and non-compliance to HH protocols pose significant challenges in healthcare settings. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an HH training intervention in enhancing knowledge and staff compliance within a respiratory disease hospital. METHOD: A pre-and post-training study was conducted among the healthcare workers in a respiratory disease treatment facility...
March 15, 2024: Heliyon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38486036/improving-hand-hygiene-of-young-children-with-a-digital-intervention-a-cluster-randomised-controlled-field-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Joanna Graichen, Carlo Stingl, Anni Pakarinen, Riitta Rosio, Kirsi Terho, Sebastian A Günther, Sanna Salanterä, Thorsten Staake
Contagious diseases that affect young children place a great burden on them and their families. Proper hand hygiene is an important measure to reduce the disease burden, however, its implementation in day care centres is challenging. This paper introduces a digital intervention to support independent and good handwashing among young children. The intervention leverages animated instructions triggered by water and soap use, together with a symbolic reward shown to children on a screen during and immediately after handwashing...
March 14, 2024: Scientific Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38483912/impact-of-covid-19-incidence-rate-and-government-initiated-risk-communication-measures-on-individual-s-npi-practices
#30
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yifokire Tefera, Abera Kumie, Damen Hailemariam, Samson Wakuma, Teferi Abegaz, Mulugeta Tamire, Shibabaw Yirsaw
BACKGROUND: Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) are the most widely recognized public health measures recognized globally to prevent the spread of Covid-19. NPIs' effectiveness may depend on the type, combination of applied interventions, and the level of proper public compliance with the NPIs. The expected outcome of behavioural practices varies relative to the intervention duration. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess the trend of community compliance to NPI with Covid-19 incidence and government-initiated interventions, and its variation by residence and sociodemographic characteristics of people...
2024: PloS One
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38482347/antimicrobial-susceptibility-pattern-of-aerobic-bacteria-responsible-for-post-surgical-wound-infection-of-the-patients-admitted-into-khulna-medical-college-hospital-bangladesh
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Arrafy Rahman, Khondoker Moazzem Hossain, Shithima Sayed, S M Tushar Alam, Omar Faruq, Md Ahasun Habib, Fahmida Khatun
Resistance against antimicrobial agents is dramatically increasing and gradually impacting treatment costs. Using existing drugs would have helped avoid bacterial infections in various circumstances. The primary objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of pathogens responsible for postsurgical wound infections and their antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance pattern among the patients admitted to Khulna Medical College Hospital, Khulna Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study involved 250 patients suffering from postsurgical wound infection as respondents...
2024: Access microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38482297/the-spectrum-of-parasitic-infections-with-emphasis-on-the-clinico-epidemiological-characteristics-and-risk-factors-among-immunocompromised-and-immunocompetent-patients-at-a-university-hospital-in-northern-india
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mitra Kar, Romya Singh, Nidhi Tejan, Chinmoy Sahu, Ritika Tiwari, Mudra Jain, Awadhesh Kumar, Sangram S Patel, Urvashi Goyal, Ujjala Ghoshal
INTRODUCTION: Intestinal parasitic infections pose a substantial threat to public health and are a huge burden to the economic development of a developing country. We aimed to identify the spectrum of intestinal parasitic infections with an emphasis on demographic and clinical characteristics observed among immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This observational study was performed in the Parasitology section of the Department of Microbiology from January 2022 to July 2022...
January 2024: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38479263/positive-emotions-co-experienced-with-strangers-and-acquaintances-predict-covid-19-vaccination-intentions-through-prosocial-tendencies
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Catherine J Berman, Taylor N West, Jieni Zhou, Kelly R Tan, Michael M Prinzing, Barbara L Fredrickson
BACKGROUND: The efficacy of vaccination depends on its widespread adoption, making vaccine uptake not just a personal health behavior but also a prosocial one. Previous research has shown that everyday moments of co-experienced positive emotions (positivity resonance) are associated with higher prosocial tendencies, and these moments, in turn, prospectively predict people's pandemic hygiene behaviors. Yet, limited research has explored how moments of positivity resonance may have predicted greater COVID-19 vaccine intentions during the early months of the pandemic...
February 13, 2024: Social Science & Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38479066/molecular-detection-of-listeria-monocytogenes-from-different-dairy-and-street-food-sources-in-north-karnataka-india
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Roshan Kumar Sharma, Sunil S Jalalpure, Swati Pathak, Sachit Ganapathy, Mickaël Desvaux, Subarna Roy, Satisha Hegde
BACKGROUND: Food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes is abundantly present in nature and accountable for sporadic and epidemic cases of listeriosis in humans. The objective of this study was to screen common food sources for L. monocytogenes using biochemical and molecular methods to detect and characterise its toxin genes as well as for biofilm formation. METHODS: A total of 92 samples, comprising dairy and street food products, were randomly collected from various sources for this investigation...
February 29, 2024: Journal of Infection and Public Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38475824/caregivers-concerns-about-the-sexual-and-reproductive-health-of-women-with-intellectual-disability-in-iran-a-qualitative-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ziba Taghizadeh, Maryam Farmahini Farahani, Malihe Nourollahpour Shiadeh, Kowsar Qaderi
BACKGROUND: Women with intellectual disability (ID) have many sexual and reproductive problems. This study was conducted to explain the sexual and reproductive health considerations of women with ID from the perspective of their caregivers in a qualitative approach. METHODS: This study was a qualitative research conducted with a content analysis approach in Iran. The sampling method used was targeted sampling with maximum possible variation, which was continued until data saturation...
March 12, 2024: Reproductive Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38470983/nursing-students-led-simulations-to-improve-healthcare-workers-hand-hygiene-compliance
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ilana Livshiz-Riven, Nancy Hurvitz, Ronit Nativ, Abraham Borer, Alex Gushansky, Dynai Eilig, Alina Kopitman, Tomer Ziv-Baran
BACKGROUND: Hand hygiene compliance (HHC) is recognised as a major factor in the prevention of healthcare-associated infections. Healthcare workers (HCWs) compliance is still suboptimal. Simulation as an educational strategy may contribute to improved performance. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the effect of simulation interventions led by nursing students on HCWs' HHC. METHOD: A prospective quasi-experimental design with before and after intervention measurements was implemented in an 1150-bed tertiary hospital...
March 12, 2024: Contemporary Nurse
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38469023/saudi-healthcare-students-general-practices-applied-to-protect-against-covid-19-and-their-beliefs-regarding-the-use-of-herbal-supplements-as-a-protection-method
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Raid M Al Zhranei, Fenoon Aljohani, Samaher Almutairi, Sawsan Abdulhafiz, Wafaa Aljohani
BACKGROUND: At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the absence of treatment increased the Saudi population's inquietude regarding the virus. Therefore, people were seeking alternative methods to protect themselves from disease's fast transmission, such as hand hygiene, social isolation, and the use of natural and dietary products. AIM: The main objective of this study is to assess healthcare students' general practices applied to protect against COVID-19 and their beliefs regarding the use of herbal supplements as a protection method...
February 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38462981/the-role-of-decontamination-in-reducing-healthcare-associated-infections
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shirley Kirnon
Effective decontamination is a vital aspect of infection prevention and control, and has a crucial role in reducing healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). Various decontamination methods can be used in healthcare settings to ensure that medical devices, equipment and the clinical environment are safe. It is essential for nurses and other healthcare staff to have adequate knowledge of the decontamination methods and infection prevention and control practices required to prevent HCAIs. This article discusses the most common HCAIs, decontamination methods that can be used, and relevant UK legislation, policies and guidance...
March 11, 2024: Nursing Standard
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38458960/impacts-of-intelligent-monitoring-technology-installation-and-additional-modalities-on-hand-hygiene-compliance-in-a-burn-center-a-quasi-experimental-longitudinal-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kayhan Gurbuz, Koray Das, Mete Demir, Bedia Mutay Suntur, Ozer Ozlu, Abdulkadir Basaran, Merve Kilic Cil, Abdullah Golbol
BACKGROUND: The increasing development of intelligent technologies for hand hygiene (HH) compliance audit has the potential to create an alternative to direct observation (DO), which is still considered the gold standard but has disadvantages such as lack of standardized monitoring practices, Hawthorne effect, insufficient sample size, and time/resource consumption. We aimed to share our preliminary results on the impacts of intelligent monitoring technology installation (IMTI) and additional modalities on healthcare workers' (HCWs') HH compliance in a Burn Center, according to the "5 Moments of HH" concept defined by the World Health Organization (WHO)...
February 29, 2024: Burns
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38455240/severe-circumferential-rectal-ulcer-associated-with-electric-bidet-toilet-use
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Takuro Nishiwaki, Kenichiro Nakachi, Shin Inoue, Takashi Ashikawa, Tomoyuki Funato, Natsuki Kawamitsu, Shigenobu Yoshimura, Hironobu Nagumo, So Nakaji, Koichi Homma
A 66-year-old man presented to the gastroenterology department with anal pain. For >10 years, he had used an electric bidet toilet while defecating for >5 min at a time, because of constipation. Two weeks prior to his visit, he became aware of discomfort in his anal area and had used an enema 1 week previously. He had persistent diarrhea and began to use the electric bidet toilet at the highest water pressure for long periods. As a result, his anal pain worsened. A colonoscopy revealed circumferential inflammation and ulceration extending from the anal canal to the lower rectum...
April 2024: DEN Open
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